A succeessful year ! Journey begins now...

March 23 2009, when I had started my career at Cognizant, Hyderabad. After waiting almost a year after passing the Engineering, when I got the joining call from the HR Cognizant, I could not believe my ears. I was sleeping when I attended the call. I was surprised and was very much happy because I had got what I had been waiting for a long time - A joinig date at Cognizant.

Now I am in Pune and a year has passed away and I have successfully completed a year at Cognizant and at the same time in the IT industry. I must thank my company for exposing me to the booming IT world. During the year I have learned so many things which includes interpersonal skills, team building etc. etc. And of course the technical skills. Yes, I have also won a spot award called "ACE" for quick learning and good contribution to the project in the first 2-3 months after I joined my first project after completing my training at Hyderabad.

Oh! how can I forget my days at Hyderabad during my training in Cognizant ? Those were the best days of my life. Eventhough I was a stranger among other 29 strangers, all the 29 trainees of my batch seems friends forever to me now. I can never forget the days I have spent with them at Hyderabad. Some of the friends I would never forget in my life are Sumant, Monalisa, Chaitanya, Mithila, Ishu, Sindu,Jay and Amal. Oh my dear friends never ever forget this stupid friend Vimal in your life. And thanks all of you for sharing the great friendship with me.

Many times it seems that the days go so fast. The time is not allowing me to go ahead of it. But it's its tendency !! Sometime somewhere I will defeat the time and I will win the race and that is my promise. And I am sure that my family and friends will be there to support me forever. journey begins now...

Swadeshi Apnavo

People are more attracted to brand names these days. Starting from the lower middle class to the high profile people are opting for the brand names rather than going for any local or not so familiar products. they generally believe that the quality is assured along with the name. But is it really the case ? I mean do the famous brand company products come with the good quality for which they are costing too much ? Is it really worth spending too much money for a product just because of the brand name ? What if any local company provides the same quality product with the same cost or lesser than that ?

Today the scenario is that the foreign companies are making money while the local companies are loosing their business. Can you recall the "Swadesi movement" ?

The Swadeshi(Hindi: स्वदेशी) movement, part of the Indian independence movement, was a successful economic strategy to remove the British Empire from power and improve economic conditions in India through following principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency).

"Swadeshi is that spirit in us which requires us to serve our immediate neighbours before others, and to use things produced in our neighbourhood in preference to those more remote. So doing, we serve humanity to the best of our capacity. We cannot serve humanity by neglecting our neighbours"

In the final words, if we can avail the same quality product from a local or Indian company why to choose foreign product ? Let the domestic product companies grow instead of such foreign companies.

Take an example, Instead of using a LUX soap go for Hamam or Moti. Instead of Arial go for a Hena,Sasa,Nirma. Instead of Cello products go for Nilkamal. Instead of a Videocon or Whirlpool go for a Godrej product. Instead of Fair and Lovely go for a Vicco Termeric. There are many such examples to give. And last but not the least go for a Tata vehicle. Go for a Bazaz vehicle.

Let us start the same "Swadwshi movement" again to save our country , economy and our people. Please join your hand in the movement and spread the message ahead.

Sathi hath badhana.